To add a test to an existing patient request please contact our Customer Services team here.
Add-on tests are time-limited after specimen receipt. See below for eligible tests and the add-on timeframe. Please note the timeframe is the stability period and does not reflect the sample storage timeframe.
If your test is not listed, we cannot add it directly, but we can check with the relevant laboratory. Contact Customer Services with the patient details and requested test.
| Test Name | Site | Special Requirements/Comments | Timeframe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) | GP HUB | Not available in the hub, can only add to ESL sample | Do not add - not available | |
| Active B12 (Holotranscobalamin) | GP HUB | Add to chemistry test. Serum | Add on within 3 days | |
| Alanine Transminase (ALT) | GP HUB | Part of Liver profile. Alanine aminotransferase. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Albumin | GP HUB | Part of Bone Profile & Liver Profile. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) | GP HUB | Part of Bone Profile & Liver Profile. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Alpha 1 Antitrypsin | GP HUB | Add on within 2 days | ||
| Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Amikacin | GP HUB | Not available in the hub, can only add to ESL sample | Do not add - not available | |
| Ammonia | GP HUB | Fresh EDTA sample on ice required | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Amylase | GP HUB | Add on within 7 days | ||
| Amylase Isoenzyme Profile (Pancreatic Amylase) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Androgen Profile (Testosterone/SHBG) | GP HUB | Add on within 7 days | ||
| Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) | GP HUB | Serum | Add on within 7 days | |
| Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) | GP HUB | Do not add on, separate sample required | ||
| Anti-TPO Antibodies (ATPO) (Serum/Plasma) | GP HUB | Add on within 3 days | ||
| Apolipoprotein A1 | GP HUB | Add on within 3 days | ||
| Apolipoprotein B | GP HUB | Add on within 3 days | ||
| Aspartate Transaminase (AST) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Beta HCG (Tumour Marker) | GP HUB | Do not add on, contact Duty Biochemist to add on. | Do not add on, contact Duty Biochemist to add on. | |
| Beta hydroxybutyrate (BOHB) | GP HUB | Needs separate frozen sample | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Beta-crosslaps (CTX) | GP HUB | Needs separate frozen sample | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Bicarbonate | GP HUB | Sample capped within 4 hours of receipt | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Bile acids | GP HUB | Serum | Add on within 7 days | |
| Bilirubin (Conjugated/Direct) | GP HUB | Do not add on, Not available - offer Bilirubin (total) | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Bilirubin (Total) | GP HUB | Part of Liver profile | Add on within 7 days | |
| Bilirubin (Unconjugated) | GP HUB | Not available | Not available | |
| Bone Profile | GP HUB | Calcium, Phosphate, Alkaline Phosphatase, Albumin | Add on within 7 days | |
| C Reactive Protein (CRP) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| CA125 | GP HUB | Tumour marker. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| CA153 | GP HUB | Tumour marker. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| CA199 | GP HUB | Tumour marker. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Caeruloplasmin | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Calcium | GP HUB | part of Bone profile. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Carbamazepine (Tegretol) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Chloride | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Cholesterol | GP HUB | in Lipid profile. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Complement C3 and C4 | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 2 days | |
| Cortisol | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 96 hours | |
| C-Peptide | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 2 days | |
| Creatinine | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Creatinine Kinase (CK) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Digoxin | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 2 days | |
| Ethanol | GP HUB | Need Fluoride Oxalate (grey top bottle) | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Ferritin | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Folate (Serum Folate) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Free PSA | GP HUB | Do not add on, contact Duty Biochemist to add on. | Do not add on, contact Duty Biochemist to add on. | |
| Free T3 (Free Tri-Idothyronnie (FT3)) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 6 days | |
| Free T4 (not RAST T4) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 6 days | |
| Fructosamine | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Gamma-glutamyl transferase - Gamma GT (GGT) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Gentamicin | GP HUB | Not available in the hub, can only add to ESL sample | Do not add - not available | |
| Gonadotrophin profile (FSH /LH) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Haematinics (Ferritin, B12, Folate) | GP HUB | Add Ferritin, B12 (Total) and Folate separately | Add Ferritin, B12 (Total) and Folate separately - Add on within 7 days | |
| Haptoglobin | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| HbA1C (Roche) | GP HUB | Add to EDTA only - When added advise customer test has been added on, if sample available results will follow | Add on within 2 days (if between 2 days and 7 days contact lab to confirm sample available) | |
| HCG (Alinity) | GP HUB | Serum | Add on within 7 days | |
| Immunoglobulin A (IgA) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Immunoglobulin G (IgG) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Immunoglobulin M (IgM) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Insulin | GP HUB | Do not add on, separate sample required | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Iron | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Iron Studies | GP HUB | Includes Iron, Transferrin and Transferrin Saturation | Add on within 3 days | |
| Lactate | GP HUB | Need Fluoride Oxalate (grey top bottle) | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 3 days | |
| LDL cholesterol (Calculated test, add on lipid profile | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma. Calculated test, add on lipid profile. | Add on within 7 days | |
| Levetiracetam | GP HUB | Separate sample required | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Lipase | GP HUB | Add on within 7 days | ||
| Lipid profile | GP HUB | Includes Total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL | Add on within 7 days | |
| Lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)/Lpa) | GP HUB | Add on within 7 days | ||
| Lithium | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Liver profile (LFT) | GP HUB | Total Bilirubin, Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin (calculated) Alanine Transaminase, Alkaline Phosphatase , AST | Add on within 7 days | |
| Luteinizing Hormone (LH) | GP HUB | Add on within 7 days | ||
| Magnesium | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 3 days | |
| Methotrexate (MTX) | GP HUB | Add on within 2 days | ||
| Methylmalonic Acid (MMA) | GP HUB | Add to chemistry sample | Add on within 96 hours | |
| Neurone Specific Enolase (NSE) | GP HUB | Add on within 2 days | ||
| Non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) | GP HUB | Needs separate frozen sample | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| NT-proBNP | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 6 days | |
| Oestradiol | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Osmolality (Serum or Plasma) | GP HUB | Do not add - not available | Do not add - not available | |
| P1NP | GP HUB | Needs separate frozen sample | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) | GP HUB | Needs separate EDTA sample | Do not add on, separate sample required | |
| Phenobarbitone | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Phenytoin (Epanutin) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Phosphate (Inorganic phosphate) / phosphorus | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 3 days | |
| Potassium | GP HUB | Part of Renal Profile. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Procalcitonin (PCT) | GP HUB | Not available in the hub, can only add to ESL sample | Do not add - not available | |
| Progesterone | GP HUB | Add on within 7 days | ||
| Prolactin | GP HUB | Add on within 7 days | ||
| Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) | GP HUB | Add on within 24 hours | ||
| Renal profile | GP HUB | Sodium, Creatinine,Potassium & eGFR | Add on within 7 days | |
| Rheumatoid Factor | GP HUB | Serum | Add on within 3 days | |
| Salicylate | GP HUB | Not available in the hub, can only add to ESL sample | Do not add - not available | |
| Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) | GP HUB | Add on within 7 days | ||
| Sodium (serum) | GP HUB | Add on within 7 days | ||
| Testosterone | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Theophylline (Aminophylline) | GP HUB | Not available in the hub, can only add to ESL sample | Do not add - not available | |
| Thyroid Profile (FT4, TSH) | GP HUB | Add on within 7 days | ||
| Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Total Protein | GP HUB | Serum | Add on within 7 days | |
| Transferrin | GP HUB | Add on within 3 days | ||
| Transferrin Saturation | GP HUB | Not available by itself | add on iron studies | |
| Triglycerides | GP HUB | in Lipid profile. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Troponin I | GP HUB | Add on within 24 hours | ||
| TSH receptor antibody (TRAb) | GP HUB | Add on within 3 days | ||
| Urate (Uric Acid) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 3 days | |
| Urea | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Valproate (Epilim) | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 2 days | |
| Vancomycin | GP HUB | Not available in the hub, can only add to ESL sample | Do not add - not available | |
| Vitamin B12 Total | GP HUB | Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days | |
| Vitamin D also known as 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D (Total Vitamin D) on EPIC | GP HUB | Add to chemistry sample. Serum/Plasma | Add on within 7 days |
